In The Wild
Date Classified:
1910
Native Location:
Mostly Borneo but also on Sumatra, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Environment:
Clear, moving streams and turbid ditches
Water Temperature:
82 degrees Fahrenheit
In Aquaria:
Physical Appearance:
- Gray to yellowish body
- Iridescent green on the gill cover
Finnage:
- Anal fin has dark band
- Caudal fins are submargined with a lighter band
Size:
More than 3 inches in length
Feeding in Captivity:
Live and frozen as well as flaked and dried
Water and Hardness:
Near zero calcium-magnesium hardness
Water Temperature:
75 degrees Fahrenheit
Water pH:
Tolerates a variety of conditions
Breeding:
This fish is not easy to breed and does not fight off diseases very well especially in dirty water. The Betta taeniata female can produce a clutch of up to 300 eggs.